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Robert Smirke, 1752–1845, British, Falstaff at Herne's Oak, 1807
- Title:
Falstaff at Herne's Oak
- Additional Title(s):
Illustrations to Shakespeare: Falstaff from The Merry Wives of Windsor
- Part Of:
- Date:
- 1807
- Medium:
- Brown ink, oil, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 6 1/8 x 9 5/8 inches (15.6 x 24.4 cm), Image: 5 1/4 x 6 5/8 inches (13.3 x 16.8 cm)
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.3563
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- antlers | boots | cap | cape | disguise | dresses | jacket | kerchief | literary theme | obese | play | ruff | sash
- Associated People:
- Shakespeare, William (1564–1616), playwright and poet
Sir John Falstaff - Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:14923
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Shakespeare and British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 1981-04-23 - 1981-07-05) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition]
Geoffrey Ashton, Shakespeare and British Art, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, 1981, pp. 46, 107, no. 128, PR2933 Y25 A74 c.1 (YCBA) [YCBA]
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